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LCG, September 12, 2025--Entergy announced yesterday that the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved Entergy Texas’ proposal to build two efficient natural gas-fired power plants to support the region’s rapid growth. The combined electric generating capacity of the two facilities, the Legend Power Station and the Lone Star Power Station, will add over 1,200 MW to the Southeast Texas power grid to support new customer demand, increase reliability and lower costs for all customers. Both facilities are scheduled to commence operations by mid-2028.
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LCG, September 4, 2025--Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced yesterday that phased construction has commenced on its 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project, a utility-scale solar facility underway in southeastern Washington. The project is being built by Qcells EPC, who will serve as the module manufacturer and the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solution provider. Construction is scheduled through 2026, and commercial operation is expected at the end of next year.
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Industry News
AEP to Buy Houston Pipe Line Co. from Enron
LCG, Jan. 12, 2001American Electric Power Co. said yesterday it had signed an agreement for its AEP Energy Services Gas Holding Co. subsidiary to acquire Houston Pipe Line Co. from Enron Corp. through a stock purchase. Financial terms were not disclosed.Houston Pipe Line owns or leases, and operates, one of the most extensive and flexible natural gas gathering, transportation and storage operations in Texas. Its intrastate system includes more than 4,400 miles of pipe with capacity of approximately 2.4 billion cubic feet per day and the operation of one of the largest storage facilities in North America with a capacity of approximately 118 billion cubic feet and significant injection and withdrawal capacity.Paul Addis, an AEP executive vice president, said the deal "will enhance AEP's natural gas business with its multiple connections into the production areas of Texas, its numerous interconnects with intrastate and interstate pipelines, and its position in and around Houston as a premier provider of natural gas."AEP said the transaction should close before summer, The deal requires certain regulatory approvals and is subject to an anti-trust waiting period.
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